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Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay Sensitivity of the XLZD Rare Event Observatory
XLZD Collaboration, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +441
The XLZD collaboration is developing a two-phase xenon time projection chamber with an active mass of 60 to 80 t capable of probing the remaining WIMP-nucleon interaction parameter…
The XLZD Design Book: Towards the Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics
XLZD Collaboration, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +441
This report describes the experimental strategy and technologies for XLZD, the next-generation xenon observatory sensitive to dark matter and neutrino physics. In the baseline desi…
Model-independent searches of new physics in DARWIN with a semi-supervised deep learning pipeline
J. Aalbers, K. Abe, M. Adrover +231
We present a novel deep learning pipeline to perform a model-independent, likelihood-free search for anomalous (i.e., non-background) events in the proposed next generation multi-t…
XENONnT Analysis: Signal Reconstruction, Calibration and Event Selection
XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers +165
The XENONnT experiment, located at the INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso, Italy, features a 5.9 tonne liquid xenon time projection chamber surrounded by an instrumented neut…
First Indication of Solar B Neutrinos via Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering with XENONnT
E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +164
We present the first measurement of nuclear recoils from solar B neutrinos via coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering with the XENONnT dark matter experiment. The central…
XENONnT WIMP Search: Signal & Background Modeling and Statistical Inference
XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers +161
The XENONnT experiment searches for weakly-interacting massive particle (WIMP) dark matter scattering off a xenon nucleus. In particular, XENONnT uses a dual-phase time projection…
Offline tagging of radon-induced backgrounds in XENON1T and applicability to other liquid xenon detectors
E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +164
This paper details the first application of a software tagging algorithm to reduce radon-induced backgrounds in liquid noble element time projection chambers, such as XENON1T and X…
The XENONnT Dark Matter Experiment
XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, J. Aalbers +192
The multi-staged XENON program at INFN Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso aims to detect dark matter with two-phase liquid xenon time projection chambers of increasing size and se…
Design and performance of the field cage for the XENONnT experiment
E. Aprile, K. Abe, S. Ahmed Maouloud +161
The precision in reconstructing events detected in a dual-phase time projection chamber depends on an homogeneous and well understood electric field within the liquid target. In th…
Cosmogenic background simulations for the DARWIN observatory at different underground locations
M. Adrover, L. Althueser, B. Andrieu +180
Xenon dual-phase time projections chambers (TPCs) have proven to be a successful technology in studying physical phenomena that require low-background conditions. With 40t of liqui…
Search for events in XENON1T associated with Gravitational Waves
XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, K. Abe +160
We perform a blind search for particle signals in the XENON1T dark matter detector that occur close in time to gravitational wave signals in the LIGO and Virgo observatories. No pa…
Searching for Heavy Dark Matter near the Planck Mass with XENON1T
E. Aprile, K. Abe, S. Ahmed Maouloud +164
Multiple viable theoretical models predict heavy dark matter particles with a mass close to the Planck mass, a range relatively unexplored by current experimental measurements. We…
Detector signal characterization with a Bayesian network in XENONnT
XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, K. Abe +164
We developed a detector signal characterization model based on a Bayesian network trained on the waveform attributes generated by a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber. By per…
First Dark Matter Search with Nuclear Recoils from the XENONnT Experiment
XENON Collaboration, E. Aprile, K. Abe +163
We report on the first search for nuclear recoils from dark matter in the form of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) with the XENONnT experiment which is based on a two-p…
The Triggerless Data Acquisition System of the XENONnT Experiment
E. Aprile, J. Aalbers, K. Abe +162
The XENONnT detector uses the latest and largest liquid xenon-based time projection chamber (TPC) operated by the XENON Collaboration, aimed at detecting Weakly Interacting Massive…
Low-energy Calibration of XENON1T with an Internal Ar Source
E. Aprile, K. Abe, F. Agostini +161
A low-energy electronic recoil calibration of XENON1T, a dual-phase xenon time projection chamber, with an internal Ar source was performed. This calibration source features…
Search for New Physics in Electronic Recoil Data from XENONnT
E. Aprile, K. Abe, F. Agostini +163
We report on a blinded analysis of low-energy electronic-recoil data from the first science run of the XENONnT dark matter experiment. Novel subsystems and the increased 5.9 tonne…
A Next-Generation Liquid Xenon Observatory for Dark Matter and Neutrino Physics
J. Aalbers, K. Abe, V. Aerne +591
The nature of dark matter and properties of neutrinos are among the most pressing issues in contemporary particle physics. The dual-phase xenon time-projection chamber is the leadi…
GPU-based optical simulation of the DARWIN detector
L. Althueser, B. Antunović, E. Aprile +77
Understanding propagation of scintillation light is critical for maximizing the discovery potential of next-generation liquid xenon detectors that use dual-phase time projection ch…
Solar Neutrino Detection Sensitivity in DARWIN via Electron Scattering
J. Aalbers, F. Agostini, S. E. M. Ahmed Maouloud +163
We detail the sensitivity of the liquid xenon (LXe) DARWIN observatory to solar neutrinos via elastic electron scattering. We find that DARWIN will have the potential to measure th…
Sensitivity of the DARWIN observatory to the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe
F. Agostini, S. E. M. Ahmed Maouloud, L. Althueser +92
The DARWIN observatory is a proposed next-generation experiment to search for particle dark matter and for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe. Out of its 50t tota…
Signal Formation Processes in Micromegas Detectors and Quality Control for large size Detector Construction for the ATLAS New Small Wheel
Fabian Kuger
The Micromegas technology is one of the most successful MPGD concepts and widely utilized in nuclear and particle physics experiments. Twenty years of research and development rend…
Construction of two large-size four-plane micromegas detectors
Michele Bianco, Hans Danielsson, Jordan Degrange +14
We report on the construction and initial performance studies of two micromegas detector quadruplets with an area of 0.5 m. They serve as prototypes for the planned upgrade pro…